Teaching
Teaching the behaviour and making the expectation clear.
Obedience training
Calm is part of the command.
True obedience grows from a cooperative, composed, and respectful mind, not simply a dog that can repeat a behaviour in the right setting.
The work
Clarity before complexity.
Structured walks, duration work, positions, and impulse-control exercises help create the foundation for dependable real-world success.
The process holds the dog accountable to a standard it first understands. Over time the behaviour becomes automatic, the state of mind improves, and the work can be carried into increasingly difficult environments.
Phases of training
Correction
Building accountability around an understood standard.
Conditioning
Practising until the behaviour and state of mind become dependable.
Proofing
Testing focus and compliance around distraction.
Generalization
Carrying the work into different environments.
Testing
Checking the work in practical, everyday situations.